Open Letter to Franklin Administration re: Events of Racial Insensitivity
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Caroline Willis
9 years ago
I have always been proud to be a Franklin alum and cherish the community I had there that endures today, but this is totally unacceptable. I'm disgusted and devastated.
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Samantha Burns
9 years ago
Couldn't agree more. Well said
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Jack Stallard
9 years ago
This is utterly unacceptable.
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Anya Tipton
9 years ago
I am disheartened to hear of this event. There is absolutely no way this kind of behavior from a faculty member can be justified. I, along with many others, urge the administration to immediately remove this man from the Ben Franklin community.
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Luke Garrison
9 years ago
Coach Ryan is a weak ass chach
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Ezra Remer
9 years ago
This is Wack. Please make this man go.
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Khephren Chambers
9 years ago
Class of '15.
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Audrey Lumpkin
9 years ago
The teachers responsible for this type of teaching environment should be held accountable (notably, Brendan Gonzalez and Coach Ryan). This is not the first time racist accurances have happened, but let this set an example for being held accountable for their actions. This is not the Franklin I pride myself in. This is not the community I want to represent. Hopefully that will change.
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Claire Bell
9 years ago
Franklin is supposed to be a leading school in education and diversity, yet the video of what happened between Coach Ryan and Derrick shows the complete opposite. I worked alongside Derrick on Student Council for several years and know him well, and I'm not at all surprised that he stuck up for himself and his peers. Derrick embodied the type of young leader Franklin should strive to educate, and not taking disciplinary action against the teacher involved would be completely insensitive and even potentially harmful. The Franklin community is better than this and the ignorance displayed by Coach Ryan should not be tolerated.
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Tia B
9 years ago
I was at the school all day today in support of my peers and as a representative of class of 2016. I am highly dissppointed at what has transpired.
I have always been proud to be a Franklin alum and cherish the community I had there that endures today, but this is totally unacceptable. I'm disgusted and devastated.
Couldn't agree more. Well said
This is utterly unacceptable.
I am disheartened to hear of this event. There is absolutely no way this kind of behavior from a faculty member can be justified. I, along with many others, urge the administration to immediately remove this man from the Ben Franklin community.
Coach Ryan is a weak ass chach
This is Wack. Please make this man go.
Class of '15.
The teachers responsible for this type of teaching environment should be held accountable (notably, Brendan Gonzalez and Coach Ryan). This is not the first time racist accurances have happened, but let this set an example for being held accountable for their actions. This is not the Franklin I pride myself in. This is not the community I want to represent. Hopefully that will change.
Franklin is supposed to be a leading school in education and diversity, yet the video of what happened between Coach Ryan and Derrick shows the complete opposite. I worked alongside Derrick on Student Council for several years and know him well, and I'm not at all surprised that he stuck up for himself and his peers. Derrick embodied the type of young leader Franklin should strive to educate, and not taking disciplinary action against the teacher involved would be completely insensitive and even potentially harmful. The Franklin community is better than this and the ignorance displayed by Coach Ryan should not be tolerated.
I was at the school all day today in support of my peers and as a representative of class of 2016. I am highly dissppointed at what has transpired.